The Play After the Collapse — Here’s Exactly When I Re-Enter in 2026

So you executed the exit.
You protected your capital.
You rotated into USDT while CT was still coping.

You survived.

Now comes the part where real money is made —
the re-entry.

Let me walk you through the exact system I’ve used post every major crypto crash to reload before the next leg up, while most of the market is still licking its wounds.

First, DO NOT Buy Immediately After a Crash

Let’s be clear.

Catching falling knives is what gets people REKT after they exited properly.

You don’t buy the first dip.

You wait for confirmation.

Here’s how I do it:

Step 1: Watch for Stablecoin Inflows

This is my first leading indicator that smart money is preparing to re-enter.

I track it through:

• USDT and USDC inflows

• Exchange reserves rising with stablecoins

• Funding rates staying negative (which means everyone’s still bearish = bottom likely close)

This is what happened in early 2023.
While everyone said “crypto is dead,” I saw stablecoins creeping back.
BTC was $16K.
Altcoins were down 90%.

I bought anyway.

Step 2: Weekly Structure Must Reclaim

No matter how good the price looks on the lower timeframes, I wait for the weekly chart to confirm structure.

This isn't about "sniping the bottom."

It's about entering the trend once the chart flips bullish again.

Because trying to catch a falling knife just to gain an extra 15%…
isn’t worth losing the whole hand.

Step 3: RSI & Stoch RSI Reset

The best entries almost always come when:

• Weekly RSI is near or below 30

• Stoch RSI curls back up from oversold

This tells me that momentum is reloading, not exhausted.

I don’t chase green.
I wait for indicators to reset, build pressure, then re-fire.

Step 4: Use a Laddered Re-Entry

This is where most traders screw up.
They go all-in the moment the market bounces.

Example:

• 25% deployed when stablecoin inflows start

• Another 25% on weekly reclaim

• Another 25% on RSI/stoch curl + volume breakout

• Final 25% once we break back above major resistance (aka confirmation)

This lets me re-enter with conviction, but also with control.

I don’t pray.
I position.

Bonus Signal: Volume Divergence

If price is retesting previous lows on declining sell volume?

That’s accumulation.

Smart money is absorbing.
Retail is panicking.
That’s when I size up.

TL;DR — Re-Entry Checklist:

✅ Stablecoins flowing in
✅ Weekly structure reclaim
✅ RSI/Stoch RSI reset & curling up
✅ Volume backing breakout
✅ Gradual entries, not yolo buys

I’ll call every one of these inside 9-5 Traders in real-time — just like I did during the 2020 crash.

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Your exit plan saved your capital.
This re-entry plan will grow it 10x.

Now we wait.
Stay patient. Stay dangerous.

— Victor